Spectrum News Maine local news, politics and weather in Maine.

Spectrum News North Carolina provides 24-hour local news, politics, features and weather seven days a week. It serves viewers in the Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point), Wilmington, Charlotte and the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill) area.

Spectrum News NY1 is Charter Cable's 24-hour news and information channel, covering all five of New York's boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. In addition, the network covers the state capital Albany in any political news that directly relates to New York City. The network launched on September 8, 1992 with the goal of providing superior news reporting from reporters who write, produce and shoot their own news stories. The network assigns reporters using the beat system similar to that found at newspapers. The beats are either geographical or topical. The geographic beats include each of the five boroughs, while the topical beats include health, technology, mass transit, law enforcement, entertainment, neighborhoods, education, and business. All reporters have spent time in New York and are very familiar with its atmosphere. The network operates on the standard news wheel throughout the day. At night, the format shifts to more topical discussion-oriented programming. PR professionals are advised to send press releases to the network's assignment desk or to the producer of the appropriate Spectrum News NY1 program. Because they write, produce and shoot their own stories, many of the network's reporters are interested in receiving story ideas as well. All information sent should be of interest to New York viewers. The best time to fax press releases to the assignment desk is between 7am and 3pm, ET. Keep all pitches brief but specific, and include appropriate contact information. Pitches are generally not taken over the phone, but a heads-up phone call is acceptable.

Online version of the regional cable news channel serving the five boroughs of New York City. Provides up-to-the minute news, sports and weather, in addition to public affairs, business and sports-related talk programming. Web site producers should not be contacted as the web staff simply publishes the stories produced by NY1 reporters and does no independent writing or reporting. PR professionals should contact the assignment desk or the appropriate beat reporter with pitches.

Twenty-four hour cable news channel serving viewers over a 16-county area throughout the cities of Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville in North Carolina. Emphasis is on local news, with national news reports for one minute each half hour. Local weather forecasts air every 10 minutes.

Spectrum News Rochester is a 24-hour, independent, cable news network providing the greater Rochester, NY, area with up-to-the-minute news, weather, and sports. PR professionals are advised to send all press releases to the network's assignment desk by e-mail, fax, or mail, in that order. There are also topical e-mail addresses which are received by entire departments; these are available on the Website. Keep pitches brief but specific, and include appropriate contact information.

Regional cable news Web site serving Rochester, NY. The site features breaking news and information of importance to the area, in addition to regular news features, including reports on sports, entertainment, health, consumerism, food, kids and family. Offers RSS (Real Simple Syndication).

Spectrum News San Antonio is a 24-hour, independent, cable news network providing the greater San Antonio, TX area with up-to-the-minute news, weather, and sports. The network offices are in Austin, but the content is local to San Antonio.

Regional cable news Web site serving San Antonio, TX. The site features breaking news and information of importance to the area, in addition to regular news features, including reports on sports, entertainment, health, consumerism, food, kids and family.

Spectrum News St. Louis is mainly Covering local news, sports, politics and weather in St. Louis.